My Child Headbutts Floor When Mad

Soft music in his bedroom can be soothing too.

My child headbutts floor when mad.

I actually ignored him after a while because the more i said stop don t do that the more he did it. My daughter is 2. At some point most parents have wondered why their baby headbutts things when they re mad. Maybe start a star chart with rewards for days when he doesnt head butt.

Try to distract him with something the moment he starts and something easy and fun. If your child is banging his head as a way of coming down from his busy day try setting up a relaxing routine. Soft music in his bedroom can be soothing too. Your child s strange behavior may be trying your patience but showing him that you re aware of it only reinforces the behavior.

Headbutting whether the recipient is a person the wall or the floor is just another type of temper tantrum. Amna husain m d faap of monmouth. Rest assured that it s a pretty common behavior. Once your son learns more speech he will stop hurting himself.

They bang their heads rhythmically as they re falling asleep when they wake up in the middle of the night or even while they re sleeping. If he takes himself of it put him back on. A warm bath a calm rock on your lap and a quiet story or song may help. My son is potty trained.

Try a warm bath a calm rock on your lap a backrub and a quiet story or song before lights out. My ds2 did this althought the one time he headbutted concrete was sufficient to stop him. Developmental experts believe that the rhythmic motion like rocking in a chair may help toddlers sooth themselves. This is all an act of frustration since she cannot say whats wrong or what she wants.

It s big and soft and the hard objects are a little more out of his. Consult a doctor if your child s behavior becomes worrisome. I found too was frustration that made my ds2 do. He doesn t have accidents during the day but sleeps too heavily to wake up at night.

Because he is an 11 month old boy. He only wears training pants at night. If you act like you don t notice your toddler may grow out of this unpleasant phase sooner. You may want to spend a few minutes before bed rubbing his back or stroking his forehead.

When your son is really mad try holding him gently on your bed. My daughter used to smash her face on the floor when she was mad. The problem is if he feels like he s ignored or if he gets mad at someone he pees on the floor in his room after he s been sent to his room to cool off but still reminded that he can go to the bathroom anytime or like this morning he. I just picked her up and put her in her crib because it was softer than the floor.

If your child s banging his head as a way of coming down from his busy day a relaxing routine can help. When head butting move him onto a bean bag or pillow large cushion so that he headbutts that and not the floor.